Grafana plugin data sources vulnerable to access control bypassGHSA-hh8p-374f-qgr5
MEDIUMFix: grafana/grafana@4cb3ba5GHSA-hh8p-374f-qgr5 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.4) CWE-266 vulnerability in github.com/grafana/grafana. A fix is available for github.com/grafana/grafana — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-hh8p-374f-qgr5.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
github.com/grafana/grafana🐹github.com/grafana/grafana🐹github.com/grafana/grafana🐹github.com/grafana/grafanaReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Access control for plugin data sources protected by the ReqActions json field of the plugin.json is bypassed if the user or service account is granted associated access to any other data source, as the ReqActions check was not scoped to each specific datasource. The account must have prior query access to the impacted datasource.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | ≥ 11.1.0&&< 11.1.1 | 11.1.1go get github.com/grafana/grafana@v11.1.1 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | ≥ 11.1.2&&< 11.1.3 | 11.1.3go get github.com/grafana/grafana@v11.1.3 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | ≥ 0.0.0-20240521130516-0072e4a92d89&&< 0.0.0-20240725142242-c326d865c58b | 0.0.0-20240725142242-c326d865c58bgo get github.com/grafana/grafana@v0.0.0-20240725142242-c326d865c58b |
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | ≥ 1.9.2-0.20240521130516-0072e4a92d89&&< 1.9.2-0.20240725142242-c326d865c58b | 1.9.2-0.20240725142242-c326d865c58bgo get github.com/grafana/grafana@v1.9.2-0.20240725142242-c326d865c58b |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/grafana/grafana, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/grafana/grafana to 11.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hh8p-374f-qgr5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hh8p-374f-qgr5 in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, including transitive dependencies.